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Waistcoat

Waistcoat

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain (probably, made)

  • Date:

    1790s (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    silk embroidered with silk

  • Museum number:

    T.670B-1913

  • Gallery location:

    Fashion, Room 40, case CA18, shelf FIG2

Physical description

Woman's habit waistcoat in narrowly striped silk, wide triangular lapels, single-breasted, with gold & blue silk thread embroidery, embroidered covered buttons.

Place of Origin

Great Britain (probably, made)

Date

1790s (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

silk embroidered with silk

Descriptive line

Woman's waistcoat, striped silk embroidered in yellow & blue silks

Materials

Silk

Techniques

Hand embroidery

Categories

Fashion; Clothing; Europeana Fashion Project

Collection

Textiles and Fashion Collection

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